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visitors of the fact, near the houses are cribs made of willow twigs woven together in which they put their acorns. these are thatched with coarse grass to keep out rain & will hold perhaps 15 to 20 bushels? as we passed the Indians came out & seated themselves on the top of their huts to look at us. when gathering acorns they use (strapped to their backs) baskets made cone shaped the point being down these hold about a bushel of acorns, image - check mark 10th travelled up feather river about 8 miles & as it was 18 miles to the next water we staid till morning, about noon it rained again & kept on all night , it is nearing the rainy season but it seems early yet some of our men used profane language as their clothes became soaked through 11th Travelled 18 miles to Chase's Ranch & camped 12th in the morning had to hunt up our mules that had strayed in the night = on the hunt passed close by a "coyote" or wolf & could easily have shot it also say "California Quail,, they are perhaps some larger than our quails & have a topknot of black feathers on their head = & are excellent eating = travelled 8 miles to Potters Ranch & camped as we have 23 miles to water from here = 13th travelled 23 miles to "Dawsons? Ranch" one of my messmates ^ Mr Bradford from Georgia being some what indisposed to help share in our work = I here seperated & joined Mr Howard & Gazley = 14th made about ten or twelve miles & camped near a waggon party of 8 men all sick with fever & unable to help themselves. we ministered to their wants = & as emigrants passing = all helped them in turn = they did not suffer very much = their teams however had strayed away & it might be doubtful if they were ever found again = 15th travelled about 8 miles to the crossing of the Sacramento = one mule missed the ford & came near going down